Device for Supporting Telephone Headpieces in Automobiles

Abstract

A universal mobile telephone headpiece holder includes a U-shaped receiver member, configured to hold an earpiece, and a generally linear support member that is capable to engage a curved member on a telephone headpiece not having an earpiece to support the headpiece within convenient reach of an operator of an automobile vehicle while the headpiece is not in use. The receiver member can be configured for mounting in different attachment members to be detachable therefrom. The attachment member can be in the form of a clip engagable with an air conditioning vent grille louver or an adhesive member that is simply stuck on a flush surface of the dashboard. Through the universal telephone headpiece holder, the headpiece can be supported at an elevated location to be accessed when the phone rings without searching for the headpiece.

Description

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This application claims domestic priority on U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 60 / 848,443, filed Sep. 29, 2006, the contents of which are incorporated herein by reference.FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0002]This invention relates to an accessory for use in an automobile to support a headpiece for convenient access and, more particularly, to a universal holder detachably affixed to a surface on the interior of the automobile to support the headpiece of a cellular telephone and other electronic devices.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0003]Portable electronic devices, such as cellular telephones, digital music players and other communication devices have enjoyed increased acceptance and a proliferation in usage throughout the population. Often these electronic devices are utilized with a headpiece, particularly cellular telephones and related electronic communication devices. The headpieces come in many different sizes and configurations, inc...

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Benefits of technology

[0012]It is an advantage of this invention that the headpiece holder will permit receipt of substantially all known mobile telephone headpieces for support thereof when not in use within an automobile.

[0013]It is another advantage of this invention that the universal telephone headpiece holder can store a mobile telephone headpiece for convenient access by the operator of an automobile.

[0016]It is still another advantage of this invention that the universal telephone headpiece holder can be detachably mounted on an air conditioning louver within reach of an operator of an automotive vehicle.

[0019]It is yet another advantage that the telephone headpiece can be stored at an elevated location on the dashboard so that the operator of the automobile does not have to divert attention from the road in order to find the telephone headpiece to talk on a mobile telephone.

[0020]It is yet another object of this invention to provide a universal telephone headpiece holder that is durable in construction, inexpensive of manufacture, carefree of maintenance, facile in assemblage, and simple and effective in use.

Problems solved by technology

Nevertheless, the support of a headpiece in the clip-on device of U.S. Pat. No. 6,564,432 would not make the headpiece conveniently accessible to an occupant of the automotive vehicle as the spring-loaded device would positively clasp the personal article to prevent an easy release thereof.

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